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Big-headed ants are found in warmer and dryer sections of the United States, and have very similar habits to fire ants. Nests are found in exposed soil or under cover and in rotting wood. They rarely nest indoors, but may invade homes to forage for food. Big-headed ants prefer meats, greases and breads. They superficially resemble fire ants but can be distinguished from them by the presence of 12 segments in the antenna, with a 3-segmented antennal club.

Big-headed ants are light brown to dark reddish brown, anhave two sizes of workers. One size is 1/8 inch long, hasan enormous head and is sometimes called a seed crackerworker. The minor workers (1/16 inch) do not haveenlarged heads but can be recognized by the shape of theirheads, which narrow abruptly behind the eyes.

These ants can be found nesting in the soil around homesin many areas of the United States. They have become apersistent problem in the South, with reports of workersinvading homes in their search for food.

Items in contact with the soil (logs, stones, firewood,debris) should be lifted to check for ant colonies. Piles ofdisplaced soil should always be noted as these indicate thepresence of an ant colony. Along foundations, big-headedants have a habit of using the crack between the soil andthe foundation to nest; flooding the crack with water willquickly reveal a nest location. Nests in potted plants arecommon and can result in colonies being carried inside. Most indoor infestations of big-headed ants tend tooriginate from outdoors.